| Deposit ID | 10036342 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025122 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Boy |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.34338, 44.21093 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lane(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
McKenzie River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Mckenzie(hydrologic unit)
Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)
Willamette(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Willamette National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Lane |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 015S | 004E | 32 | SE OF SE OF SE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| Rock unit name | Little Butte Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Little Butte Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -122.34338, 44.21093 |
|---|
| Strike | N 33 W N 45-90 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 NE |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Blue River |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 228.6M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025122 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410390011 |
BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P. 302
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1951, ODGMI BULL. 14-D, P. 48
CALLAGHAN, E. AND BUDDINGTON, A.F., 1938, METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE RANGE IN OREGON; USGS BULL. 893, P. 119
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK (1951); BROOKS AND RAMP (1968)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIVE VEINS. PRODUCTION WAS FROM AN ORE SHOOT AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE LUCKY BOY AND DAISY CREEK VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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